One characteristic of the Roman Empire was its vastness. It stretched from Scotland to the Arabian desert and from Morocco to the Black Sea. The Mediterranean Sea was a de facto Roman lake. Roman territory was so extensive that Augustus decided not to enlarge it any further. The huge empire was held together by a first-rate system of roads.
Entre los logros más importantes de su gobierno destacan la construcción del templo de Santa Sofía, el hipódromo de Constantinopla y la recopilación del Corpus Iuris Civilis Romaní (cuerpo de leyes civiles romano
